Jan Sikes

December 31, 2025March 3, 2026

Welcoming 2026!

As we close out another year—another marking of time in life, we also get ready to usher in a brand new year. I don't make New Year's resolutions, but I do search for a word of the year and keep that in my heart as the theme throughout the passing of days. I don't know …

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December 29, 2025March 3, 2026

2025 Top Ten List!!

Choosing only ten books out of the 70 I read in 2025 was doubly hard because I read so many great stories. I tell you, folks, authors are stepping up their game! 🙂 I hope you find something here you haven't yet read. Click on the graphic for the purchase link. So without further ado, …

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December 24, 2025March 3, 2026

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to my friends and family across the globe. I'm remembering the magic of Christmas from childhood and the Sears & Roebuck catalogue was an integral part of that magic. Sharing a bit of that magic with you. https://youtu.be/9HJdZOtEK4w?si=fOWEyJ63DZy8Gg9g Wish you all a joyful and loving holiday season! I'm also sharing my favorite Christmas …

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December 8, 2025March 3, 2026

Monday Meanderings #38 #MerryChristmas!

Greetings, friends and family. This will be my last regular post for the year. I will be on a blogging break while I work on my Top Ten best reads for 2025 list and other things that I'll be sharing with you. Our author community is grieving for the loss of Joan Hall. She passed …

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December 3, 2025March 3, 2026

November 2025 #BookReviews! #TeddyJones @RZanetti_Author @loriraderday.bsky.social @robbiecheadle.bsky.social

I didn't read as much in November as I normally do because of my work schedule, but the books I read were fantastic! PURCHASE LINK MY REVIEW: The oil boom in the early 1900s brought men flocking into the Texas panhandle to make their fortunes. But along with them came riff-raff, corruption and crime. Lawlessness …

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December 1, 2025March 3, 2026

Monday Meanderings #37

Hello, friends! Last week flew by in a blur. I swear time is moving faster. But now we are fully into the Christmas season with trees, decorations and lights everywhere. I don't know what the weather is like where you are, but it's turned cold here. I finally had to give in and switch on …

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November 24, 2025March 3, 2026

Monday Meanderings #36 #Thanksgiving

Hello, dear friends. This is Thanksgiving week in the U.S. and many of us will be gathering with family to celebrate the holiday. There is always SO much to be thankful for on any given day, but even more powerful when we combine our thanks with others. This past week has been a little different …

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November 17, 2025March 3, 2026

Monday Meanderings #35

Happy Monday! Thanks for joining me again as I meander through life with you. This image drew me. I'd like to head down that road and see where it leads. Created in Canva I'm happy to report the four days I stayed with my granddaughters and the two dogs went smoothly. However, I was more …

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November 13, 2025March 3, 2026

Where has it gone?

I love poetry. It's simple, raw and honest. What a great way to express thoughts and feelings, right? It's been a LONG time since I dabbled in poetry, but there is a longing deep inside me that demands to be filled. I can only go for a short period of time without creating something new, …

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November 10, 2025March 3, 2026

Monday Meanderings #34

Hello, friends! It's Monday again. Did last week fly by or what? It did for me. When my husband was alive, he'd often take my hands in his and say, "these little hands do so much." I never appreciated that small gesture as much as I should have. There were lots of little things I …

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